J. B. Danquah, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

J. B. Danquah

Ghanian politician

Date of Birth: 21-Dec-1895

Place of Birth: Gold Coast, United Kingdom

Date of Death: 04-Feb-1965

Profession: lawyer, politician, historian

Nationality: Ghana

Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius

Joseph Kwame Kyeretwie Boakye Danquah (18 December 1895 – 4 February 1965) was a Ghanaian statesman, pan-Africanist, scholar, lawyer, historian and one of the founding fathers of Ghana.
He played a significant role in pre- and post-colonial Ghana, which was formerly the Gold Coast, and is credited with giving Ghana its name.
During his political career, Danquah was one of the primary opposition leaders to Ghanaian president and independence leader Kwame Nkrumah.
Danquah was described as the "doyen of Gold Coast politics" by the Watson Commission of Inquiry into the 1948 Accra riots.